Alexander Zverev beat Ben Shelton 6-2, 6-4 to win his 24th career championship—including his third Munich crown—and celebrate his 28th birthday in style.
Jasmine Paolini earned her first career win over Gauff to reach the semis in Stuttgart.
The Ukrainian will bid for her 18th WTA title on Sunday against Olga Danilovic.
Alcaraz has won 21 of 22 on clay since the start of Roland-Garros in '24.
Jelena Ostapenko dominance over Iga Swiatek continues with her sixth straight win over the Pole – this time on clay in Stuttgart.
Ben Shelton rallied past Francisco Cerundolo to become the first American man to reach a clay final above the 250 level since Andre Agassi in 2002.
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